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"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... recommended tenure to be replaced by female directors. The 30% Club was launched in 2015 with the aim of getting 30% women on ASX 200 boards by end of 2018. At the end of February, women accounted for 26.7% of ASX 200 directorships, according to Australian ...

Industry fund adds board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... director. Vision Super welcomed Australian Services Union executive president Lisa Darmanian in March, bringing the number of women on its board to four. "Lisa brings valuable experience to the Vision Super board, and I'm looking forward to working with ...

Suncorp appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... considerable expertise," SunCorp chair Ziggy Switkowski said. The banking services and insurance provider previously had three women on its nine-person board. Falzon currently serves as a non-executive director on boards of Perpetual Limited, Premier ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... executive Michael Dwyer said: "The impact of gender inequality is particularly evident when it comes to superannuation, with women on average having significantly less retirement savings than men." Women account for 48% of First State Super's 500-strong ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... growing demand for more transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's gender diversity leadership and its social impact into ...

Trustees must raise bar on good governance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... percentage of independent directors increased marginally in not-for-profit boards from 9% to 11%, while the number of women on boards increased from 26% to 30%, she said. Rowell commended individual funds attempting to improve the mix of diversity and ...

Cbus chief executive wins FEAL award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... Investor Group on Climate Change; and is an AICD Investors Working Group member for the 30% Club, which campaigns for 30% of women on ASX 200 boards by the end of 2018. According to FEAL chief executive officer Joanna Davison, the calibre of nominees ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... published timeframes and annual reporting on progress. "While a lot of attention has rightly been paid to the number of women on boards, we also need to increase the number of female senior executives to improve decision making and support a healthy ...

Gender diversity drives Australia's mid-market companies

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... executive delivered a 9% increase in revenue in 2016, compared to the group-wide average of 0.5%. Furthermore, companies with women on their board achieved higher revenue growth, profitability and shareholder returns in 2016. Of the companies listed ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Newbould said she believes in the value of quotas with consequences. "When there's not enough female chief executives or women on boards, we're not getting the best views in the room, we're not making the change, and women simply aren't in the decision-making ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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